Linh Đàm

According to the tale, the present-day area of Linh Đàm and its neighboring community, Thanh Liệt, once served as the residence of Chu Văn An, a highly esteemed teacher and mandarin during the Trần dynasty.

When called upon to bring rain and alleviate a drought-stricken village, the student agreed but faced severe consequences—ultimately meeting his demise at the hands of the Jade Emperor.

In commemoration of the student's sacrificial act, Chu Văn An and the villagers erected a shrine named "Long Đàm."

A new state-run enterprise, called HUD (Housing and Urban Development Company, Tổng công ty Đầu tư Phát triển nhà và đô thị) was established under the Ministry of Construction to build these new planned areas, including Linh Đàm.

According to HUD, Linh Đàm is the first residential area in Vietnam to featured high-rise building (above 9 stories), elevators, and dedicated management board (ban quản trị).

In 2009, Linh Đàm was awarded the title of "model urban area" (khu đô thị kiểu mẫu) by the Ministry of Construction.

As the population of Hanoi continued to grow in the early 2010s, the increasing demand for housing projects led to a surge in urban development, especially on the outskirt area alongside the newly completed Ringway 3.

In addition, Southwest Linh Đàm also features dedicated mix-used public housing buildings, the first of its kind in Vietnam.

A memorial stele honors the contribution of wealthy locals who helped contributed to the construction of Linh Đàm communal house, erected in December 1698.
Linh Đàm in 1983, showing the area was mostly rice field and uninhabited.
Residential buildings in Linh Đàm Peninsula, shortly after its completion in summer 2002.
HH Linh Đàm buildings under construction.
2005 master plan of Linh Đàm. By the mid-2010s, due to lack of oversight from the city of Hanoi, this masterplan was disregarded.